Question | Answer |
allot | (v) to assign or distribute in shares or portions
SYN apportion, parcel out, allocate |
amass | (v) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assembly
SYN accumulate, pile up, garner
ANT scatter, dissipate, squander, waste |
audacious | (adj) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
SYN enterprising, brave
ANT timid, cowardly |
comply | (v) to yield to a request or a command
SYN submit to, consent to, acquiesce in
ANT reject, refuse, decline |
devoid | (adj) not having or using, lacking
SYN wanting, bereft
ANT full, teeming, abounding |
elite | (n) the choice part of a group of people or things
(adj) superior
SYN cream of the crop, upper crust, all that
ANT rank and file, dregs |
grapple | (n) an iron hook used to grab and hold
(v) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight
SYN tackle, confront, struggle with |
incapacitate | (v) to dreprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible
SYN disable, debilitate, paralyze, cripple
ANT rehabilitate, restore |
instigate | (v) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite
ANT stop, quell, squelch, quash |
longevity | (n) long life, long duration, length of time
ANT brief, brevity, transience |
myriad | (adj) in very great numbers;
(n) a very great number
SYN innumerable, countless
ANT few, scant, sparse |
perspective | (n) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
SYN viewpoint, sense of proportion |
perturb | (v) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
SYN upset, agitate, anger, irritate
ANT delight, gladden, please |
prodigious | (adj) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size or degree
SYN gigantic, tremendous, astounding
ANT puny, minuscule, insignificant |
relevant | (adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand
SYN pertinent, germane, applicable
ANT unconnected, extraneous |
skittish | (adj) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable; undependable
SYN jumpy, restive, capricious, fickle
ANT bold, daring, reckless, cool, unflappable |
tether | (noun) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources;
(v) to fasten with a rope or chain
SYN tie up, chain, leash
ANT untie, let loose |
unison | (noun) a sounding together; agreement or accord
SYN harmony, concord, assent |
vie | (v) to compete; to strive for victory or superirity
SYN contend, rival |
willful | (adj) stubbornly self-willd; done on purpose, deliberate
SYN headstrong, obstinate, premeditated
ANT docile, obedient, tractable |